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The latest from Senator Paul's office:WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate voted on an amendment to the Department of Defense authorization bill to formally end the war in Iraq, introduced by Sen. Rand Paul. It was defeated, [...]

In case you missed it, this exceptionally frightening exchange between Senator Paul and Senator McCain began after Senator Paul spoke in opposition to Section 1031, which would allow the indefinite detention of American citizens.{11:00:54 NSP} [...]

Drafted in secret by Senators Carl Levin and John McCain, S. 1867, the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act contains a dangerous provision allowing American citizens to be detained by the military under the Authorization of [...]

A fresh narrative of the financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 emerges from 29,000 pages of Fed documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and central bank records of more than 21,000 transactions. While Fed officials say that almost all [...]

The Transportation Security Administration says passengers will likely notice fewer pat-downs of children and other changes at airports over this long weekend, the busiest travel days of the year. - The HillThanksgiving Provides Test for New TSA [...]

In case you missed it this morning, here is Senator Paul's floor speech in opposition to Sec. 1031 & 1032 of the National Defense Authorization Act, S. 1867. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anjVgWNzQnkFollowing that was a subsequent [...]

Judge Andrew Napolitano sat down recently with Reason.TV's Nick Gillespie to discuss his new book. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA_Yl_JCdFg You can pick up a copy of the Judge's new book "It Is Dangerous To Be Right When The [...]

"Your chance of dying in a bathtub is about one in a million, and from terrorism is about one in 3.5 million," says Ohio State political scientist John Mueller in a recent discussion with Reason.TV's Nick [...]

The Air Transport Association expects 2 percent fewer people will fly this Thanksgiving week compared with last year, while AAA projects a 4 percent increase in automobile travel.As the T.S.A. observes its 10th anniversary, it also [...]